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Genetic Disease
Genetic diseases are disorders stemming from mutations in an individual's DNA sequence. These conditions can be a result of mutations in a single or multiple genes. An example of a genetic disease is cystic fibrosis: an inherited, progressive disease that affects the respiratory system.
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OCT 08, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long known that certain things are risk factors for severe cases of COVID-19, such as old age or obesit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2022Neuroscience
Researchers have found that when fed a fasting-mimicking diet, mice genetically engineered to develop Alzheimer's di ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 05, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) start to experience symptoms in early childhood. The disease is caused by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neuromuscular disease in which the motor nerve cells in the brain a ...Written By: Zoe MichaudOCT 04, 2022Genetics & Genomics
For many years researchers focused attention on protein-coding genes, and while they are very important, they only accou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2022Health & Medicine
Glyphosate is the chemical in a product called Roundup that kills weeds, especially grasses and broadleaf weeds that com ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2022Cancer
Experts have recognized that active lifestyles favor lower breast cancer risk. However, despite this long-standing ...Written By: Katie KokolusSEP 29, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The lysosome is a small membrane bound organelle that can be found in most animal cells. It was once thought that these ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The mitochondrion, commonly called the powerhouse of the cell, might be one of the best known organelles. This special o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2022Neuroscience
Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, which occurs when the brain's supply of oxygen and blood is blocked for a period of time, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Parasitic whipworm eggs have been isolated from fossilized human fecal samples that were estimated to be over 7,000 year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 caused many scientists to begin studying infectious disease, in search of ways to stop the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2022Immunology
A variety of studies have suggested that diets that restrict or reduce caloric intake can lengthen lifespan. Now, resear ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2022Neuroscience
A study published in eLife examined the subtle differences in functional organization between the left and right side of ...Written By: Kerry CharronSEP 20, 2022Microbiology
Drug resistant bacterial infections are expected to increase, and these dangerous illnesses already claim the lives of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There is still a lot of debate about how much a person's genes influence their behavior. Twin studies are one way to hel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2022Cardiology
In a recent study published in World Psychiatry, an international team of researchers suggests that people with attentio ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The majority of SARS-CoV-2 infections start to get better within several days, although infected people can shed virus a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, a mountain of evidence has revealed the significance of the human gut microbiome, a community of bacter ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2022Technology
Choroideremia is a rare genetic condition that causes the eye to lose all layers of the retina, the thin layer of tissue ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 14, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Wastewater epidemiology is a field of study in which the water from sewer systems is surveyed to generate data about the ...Written By: Zoe MichaudSEP 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are beginning to reveal the secrets of the long, repetitive sequences in the human genome that were once writ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2022Health & Medicine
A 2022 Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) report showed only 2,385 mesothelioma cases in the United State ...Sponsored By: The Mesothelioma GroupSEP 13, 2022Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long known that certain things are risk factors for severe cases of COVID-19, such as old age or obesit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that when fed a fasting-mimicking diet, mice genetically engineered to develop Alzheimer's di
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 05, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) start to experience symptoms in early childhood. The disease is caused by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neuromuscular disease in which the motor nerve cells in the brain a
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
OCT 04, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
For many years researchers focused attention on protein-coding genes, and while they are very important, they only accou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2022
Health & Medicine
Glyphosate is the chemical in a product called Roundup that kills weeds, especially grasses and broadleaf weeds that com
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2022
Cancer
Experts have recognized that active lifestyles favor lower breast cancer risk. However, despite this long-standing
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 29, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The lysosome is a small membrane bound organelle that can be found in most animal cells. It was once thought that these
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The mitochondrion, commonly called the powerhouse of the cell, might be one of the best known organelles. This special o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2022
Neuroscience
Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, which occurs when the brain's supply of oxygen and blood is blocked for a period of time,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Parasitic whipworm eggs have been isolated from fossilized human fecal samples that were estimated to be over 7,000 year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 caused many scientists to begin studying infectious disease, in search of ways to stop the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2022
Immunology
A variety of studies have suggested that diets that restrict or reduce caloric intake can lengthen lifespan. Now, resear
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2022
Neuroscience
A study published in eLife examined the subtle differences in functional organization between the left and right side of
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 20, 2022
Microbiology
Drug resistant bacterial infections are expected to increase, and these dangerous illnesses already claim the lives of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There is still a lot of debate about how much a person's genes influence their behavior. Twin studies are one way to hel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2022
Cardiology
In a recent study published in World Psychiatry, an international team of researchers suggests that people with attentio
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The majority of SARS-CoV-2 infections start to get better within several days, although infected people can shed virus a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, a mountain of evidence has revealed the significance of the human gut microbiome, a community of bacter
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2022
Technology
Choroideremia is a rare genetic condition that causes the eye to lose all layers of the retina, the thin layer of tissue
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 14, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Wastewater epidemiology is a field of study in which the water from sewer systems is surveyed to generate data about the
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are beginning to reveal the secrets of the long, repetitive sequences in the human genome that were once writ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2022
Health & Medicine
A 2022 Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) report showed only 2,385 mesothelioma cases in the United State
...
Sponsored By:
The Mesothelioma Group
SEP 13, 2022
Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch